In a previous article, I showed you how to flash Tasmota to a Sonoff RF Bridge, which allows you to receive and transmit 433MHz RF signals like the ones used [ … ]
Converting the 28BYJ-48 stepper motor for more torque!
A couple of days ago I decided to strip apart my blinds and figure out how to automate them, its something I wanted to do for a while but never [ … ]
Flashing any Smart bulb, plug or switch with Tuya-Convert
I wrote last year about over the air flashing of smart bulbs using the Tuya-convert procedure. However, back then there was no current way to bypass a firmware that Tuya [ … ]
Setup a PIA VPN with pfSense 2.4.5
Many of us use a VPN in one way or another these days, they have seen a surge in popularity over the last decade or so with many people seeking [ … ]
How to build a WiFi connected Fingerprint Sensor with Home Assistant
When I posted some update videos on Reddit and Twitter (make sure to follow me there for more updates!) earlier this week about the Fingerprint Sensor update, the reaction was [ … ]
Installing ESP8266 into Arduino IDE
This is a quick (and I mean quick!) and easy guide on installing ESP8266 boards into Arduino IDE which allows you to program all of your ESP8266 and ESP32 boards [ … ]
Fingerprint Sensor Module with Arduino
Adding a Fingerprint sensor to an Arduino/Raspberry Pi/ESP8266 has always been an interesting way, in my opinion, of adding security to a project, given how simple it is and your [ … ]
Building a temperature sensors for Home Assistant – Wemos D1 Mini with DS18B20 build guide
The world has changed a little bit in the past couple of weeks/months depending on where you live with a global pandemic currently on-going, meaning more and more of us [ … ]
Ubiquiti Unifi Protect Review – Scalable Video Security
Unifi Protect is a scalable, security system with all the features you need – motion recording, alerts, geofencing and more – with zero subscription fees!
How to install an MQTT Broker – Mosquitto Install/Config on Debian/Ubuntu/Mint/Fedora/Raspbian
If you’ve worked with any IoT (Raspberry Pi, Arduino, ESP, Zigbee, Z-wave etc) devices, or any popular home automation software (Home Assistant, OpenHAB, Domoticz) chances are you have heard of [ … ]